A WILDLIFE SHOW OF WATERBIRDS . . .

At Innemincka, unexpectedly, on the Stony Desert, one can witness spectacular sight

a stopover on world journey, thousands of waterbirds congregate after long flight

these are rest and breeding grounds for numerous species, their final destination

flying from Europe, Siberia, Asia, along migration routes, never fail with navigation

These are the Coongie Lakes, consisting of waterholes, lakes, swamps, flood plain

rich variety of food for many species of migratory waterbirds does it contain

Pelicans, Egrets, Spoonbills, Herons, Terns, it is a waterbird's annual wildlife show

with a cast of thousands, some on edge of extinction, decreasing, numbers very low

The landscape changes dramatically with availability of water, the system's lifeblood

affecting the Barcoo, Thomson, Wilson Rivers, even Lake Eyre, when in full flood

the location is surprising, unique, no one suspects it here on the arid Gibber Plain

little vegetatio, Mitchell Grass, Bush Herbs, Red Mulga, on an almost flat terrain

A must to be visited by dedicated bird watchers, almost paradise, year after year

soaking up atmosphere, scientific study, travelling, like the birds, from far and near

there's plenty of evidence of Aboriginal occupation in past, artifacts and middens

crude arrangements of wood and stone, stone tools, rock paintings well hidden

Most surprising on the edge of Great Stony Desert, presence of many a sand dune

scattered i no particular order, remnant of sea shore, or just a landscape out of tune

Coongie Lakes, recognised as a wonderfull diversity, important waterbird's domain

a very important link for rare, endangered vulnerable species, in their food chain